SCIENCE

Overdose or Poisoning? A New Debate Over What to Call a Drug Death.

Grieving families want official records and popular discourse to move away from reflexive use of “overdose,” which they believe blames victims for their deaths.Grieving families want official records and popular discourse to move away from reflexive use of “overdose,” which they believe blames victims for their deaths. Read More

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Howard Hiatt, 98, Dies; Steered Public Health Toward Greater Accountability

A physician, scientist and academic, he brought together experts across disciplines to focus on the economic, political and social causes of poor health, not just the biological factors.A physician, scientist and academic, he brought together experts across disciplines to focus on the economic, political and social causes of poor health, not just the biological factors. Read

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Senate Approves Expansion of Fund for Nuclear Waste Exposure Victims

Senators estimate the measure would provide as much as $40 billion in compensation, extending and substantially broadening a benefit that had been scheduled to expire in June.Senators estimate the measure would provide as much as $40 billion in compensation, extending and substantially broadening a benefit that had been scheduled to expire in June. Read More

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